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Saturday 2 December 2023

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EasyFix Equine Handicap Chase (Listed)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 28.1s

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Dancing On My Own^t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: J J Slevin| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 153| D

16/1

14/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Cheltenham (15.9f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 2/091-21

Grange Walk^b²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 143| D

50/1

Tailed-off last of 3 to Allaho in Clonmel Oil Chase (33/1) at Clonmel (20.4f, heavy) 23 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 17-2243

Fighting Fit^t⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 142| D

12/1

9/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Listowel (17f, soft) 71 days ago, finding plenty. Progressive sort who looks to have been saved for this, so a bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 1/5FP-11

Grey Diamond^t²³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 139

16/1

Bit below form 11¾ lengths seventh of 13 to Dancing On My Own in handicap chase (6/1) at Aintree (15.8f, good), not seeing race out. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Sam Thomas. Worth a market check.

Form: 47/3F17-

Solness^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 138| D

7/1

19½ lengths fifth of 7 to Letsbeclearaboutit in Gr 3 chase at Cork (20f, soft, 15/2) 27 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Worthy of respect back down in grade.

Form: 211-225

The Big Chap³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 134| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 7 runs this season. Didn't need to be at best when winning 9-runner novice chase (7/2) at Galway (18.2f, heavy) 35 days ago, responding well. Makes handicap chase debut. Considered.

Form: P10U11

Path D'oroux²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132

14/1

Promising type. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 12/1, respectable sixth of 11 in novice chase at this course (16.5f, heavy) 25 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. One to note.

Form: P8-3446

Pats Choice^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 127| D

8/1

Latest win in chase at Galway in October. 9/2, 12¾ lengths sixth of 9 to Dont Go Yet in handicap chase at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 22 days ago. Trainer going well. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 143126

Roseys Hollow¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 126| C| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Tipperary in July. 16/1, below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3215P0

Whiskeywealth⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 126

9/2

6/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Cork (17.6f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 113F6-4

Dont Go Yet²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Cawley| OR: 124| D

8/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at Down Royal (16.4f, soft, 18/1) 22 days ago by ½ length from Bythesametoken, always holding on. This looks tougher but he deserves respect.

Form: 3742-31

The Folkes Tiara^t¹⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 124

4/1

Didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 8/15) 142 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Remains with potential in this sphere.

Form: 2423-21

Non-Runners

Bythesametoken²²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: R O'Sullivan J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

The Folkes Tiara (4/1), Whiskeywealth (9/2), The Big Chap (13/2), Solness (7/1), Dont Go Yet (8/1), Pats Choice (8/1), Fighting Fit (12/1), Roseys Hollow (12/1), Path D'oroux (14/1), Grey Diamond (16/1), Dancing On My Own (16/1), Bythesametoken (16/1), Grange Walk (50/1)

FIGHTING FIT arrives firmly on the up and the form of his latest success at Listowel looks solid, so he's narrowly preferred to fellow last-time-out winner Dancing On My Own. The Folkes Tiara is another one to consider but a case can be made for most of the others, too.